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The True Cost of Cybersecurity Failure – When Technology (and People) Fail
Picture this: your company’s systems are frozen, your data is held hostage and panicked customers flood your phone lines. A simple mistake, an unpatched vulnerability – even when your team was doing all the right things. It wasn’t supposed to happen to you….By: NAVEX
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The Department of Justice Is Building a Data Security Protection and Enforcement Program
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order authorizing increased data privacy measures, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Matthew G. Olsen announced that the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a data security protection and enforcement program. The public comment period for that program is now open and closes on Friday, April…
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Lakewood Medical Center Announces Data Breach Following Apparent Ransomware Attack
On March 21, 2024, Lakewood Medical Center (“LMC”) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that hackers were able to gain access to its computer network through a cyberattack. In this notice, LMC explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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OraSure Technologies Experiences “Cybersecurity Incident” and Investigates Possible Data Breach
On April 12, 2024, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (“OraSure”) filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to gain access to its computer network. In this notice, OraSure explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to exfiltrate—or remove—certain files from the OraSure network…
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Hears Argument to Preclude Occupational Disease Claims Against Former Employers
On 10 April 2024, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania heard argument in Herold v. Univ. of Pittsburgh, in which the Court is reviewing a 2023 Commonwealth Court decision holding that the exclusive remedy provision of the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (ODA), permits a latent disease claimant to bring a civil action against their former employer…
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Middle East Crisis: U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel
The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that new sanctions could be announced within days and would likely focus on limiting Iran’s oil exports.
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U.S. Lays Out Protections for Assange if He Is Extradited
American officials sought to reassure the U.K. about Julian Assange’s treatment should the former WikiLeaks founder, who has been indicted by the U.S., be sent there.
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For Israel’s Allies, Iranian Missile Strike Scrambles Debate Over Gaza
Israel’s restless allies have voiced anger over the death toll in Gaza, but when their archnemesis launched a missile barrage, they set it aside. At least for the moment.
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Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense
The shortages add up to a dire situation for Ukraine in the third year of the war, presenting commanders with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources.
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Mayor Orders Police to Interrupt Conservative Conference in Brussels
A mayor in Brussels gave no explanation of why he thought it necessary to try to stop a conservative gathering from taking place, other than saying he wanted to “guarantee public safety.”
